Miss Hawaii

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Hawaii USA.

Kanoelani Gibson, Miss Hawaii 2003

Raeceen Woolford, Miss Hawaii 2009

Malika Dudley, Miss Hawaii 2005

The Miss Hawaii competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss America pageant. Hawaii has twice won the Miss America title.

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2011	Lauren Cheape[1]	Mililani	23	Miss East Oahu	Jump Rope Routine			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010
2010	Jalee Fuselier	Hale'iwa	22	Miss North Shore	Vocal "Feeling Good"	2nd Runner-Up Miss America 2011	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award	Previously Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2005
2009	Raeceen Anuenue Woolford	Pearl City	24	Miss Ko Olina	Hula "Ka'ena"	Top 7 at Miss America 2010	Miss Congeniality
2008	Nicole Fox	Honolulu	23	Miss Island O'ahu	Tahitian Otea Dance	Top 10 at Miss America 2009	Quality of Life Finalist
2007	Ashley Layfield	Kailua	21	Miss Kahala	Jazz Dance "Listen"			Sister of Miss Hawaii USA 2008
2006	Pilialoha Gaison	Kaneohe	23	Miss Island Ilima	Tahitian Dance "Te Vaka"	Top 10 at Miss America 2007	Preliminary Talent Award
2005	Malika Dudley	Papaikou	23	Miss Kahala	Vocal "It's In His Kiss"		Miss Congeniality
2004	Olena Rubin	Kilauea	23	Miss West O’ahu	Vocal "Do You Want To Dance?"			Contestant (1999) & Top 10 (2003) at National Sweetheart
2003	Kanoelani Gibson	Kapolei	22	Miss Diamond Head	Vocal "Natural Woman"	First Runner-Up at Miss America 2004	Preliminary Talent Award
2002	Kehaulani Christian	Pearl City	23	Miss VIP	Tahitian Dance
2001	Denby Dung	Honolulu	23	Miss West O’ahu	Soprano Saxophone "G-Bop"
2000	Billie Kiyoka Takaki	Honolulu		Miss Diamond Head				Took over the crown after Angela Perez Baraquio won Miss America 2000
	Angela Perez Baraquio	Honolulu	24	Miss Leeward	Hula "Theme from Mutiny on the Bounty"	Winner - Miss America 2001	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1999	Candes Meijide Gentry	Honolulu	22	Miss Oahu	Vocal "A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde
1998	Jennifer Hera	Lanai City	21	Miss Hawaii Pacific University	Vocal "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde		Non-finalist Talent Award
1997	Erika Kauffman	Kailua-Kona	18	Miss Hawaii Island	Vocal "God Help the Outcasts" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Semi-Finalist at Miss America 1998	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1996	Melissa Ann Short	Ka'a'awa	23	Miss Hawaii Pacific University	Classical Vocal "Ah! Je Veux Vivre" from Romeo & Juliet	Semi-Finalist at Miss America 1997	Preliminary Talent Award, Preliminary Swimsuit Award	also competed in Miss Oregon
1995	Traci Toguchi	Honolulu	20	Miss Ala Moana	Vocal "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"			Miss National Sweetheart Pageant 1994 - 2nd Runner Up, Interview Winner, Swimsuit Winner. Miss National Sweetheart Pageant 1993 - Top 10, Swimsuit Winner
1994	Courtney Nicolle Glaza	Kaneohe	22	Classical Piano	Miss Honolulu
1993	Kanoe Aberegg	Honolulu	24	Miss Oahu	Chant & Hula "Aloha ʻOe"	Semi-Finalist at Miss America 1994
1992	Pamela Kimura	Honolulu	24	Vocal "Orange Colored Sky"	Miss Waikiki
1991	Lani Stone			Miss Diamond Head				Assumed the crown after Carolyn Suzanne Sapp won Miss America
	Carolyn Suzanne Sapp	Honolulu	24	Miss Hawaii Pacific University	Vocal "Ain't Misbehavin'"	Winner at Miss America 1992	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	National Sweetheart 1990 Winner
1990	Cheryl Akemi Toma	Pearl City	26	Miss Diamond Head	Piano / Vocal "Gershwin Medley"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1989	Ligaya Stice	Honolulu	22	Miss Kahala	Vocal "Quiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage"		Allman Medical Scholarship recipient
1988	Desiree Moana Cruz	Hilo	26	Miss Maui	Vocal "I Am Changing"	Semi-Finalist at Miss America 1989
1987	Luana Alapa	Honolulu	26	Miss Island International	Vocal "South Sea Sadie"
1986	Cheryl Bartlett	Honolulu	23	Miss Kaneohe	Vocal "America the Beautiful"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1985	Jeanne Miyamoto	Honolulu	25	Miss Kalihi	Vocal / Piano "Bali Ha'i"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1984	Debbie Nakanelua	Honolulu	26	Miss Diamond Head	Stylized Hula "Hawaiian Hula Eyes"	Semi-Finalist at Miss America 1985
1983	Wendy Sue Nelson	Kihei	21	Miss Maui	Vocal "Hit Me With a Hot Note And Watch Me Bounce" from Sophisticated Ladies
1982	Gale Lee Thomas	Honolulu	21	Miss Kalihi	Baton Twirling "Theme from Magnum, P.I." & "Hawaiian War Chant"
1981	Pamela Iwalani Offer	Honolulu	23	Miss Ala Moana Americana	Vocal "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"			Mother of Kathryn Bulkley, Miss Arizona 2010.
1980	Kanoelehua Cook	Aiea	23	Miss Leeward	Interpretive Dance
1979	Sheron Lehuanani Bissen	Kahului	20	Miss Maui	Vocal "Over the Rainbow"
1978	Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey	Laie	22	Miss Waikiki	Silhouette Interpretive Dance & Monologue
1977	Libby Kawaikikilani Lee	Aiea	18	Miss Kalihi	Hawaiian Dance & Nose Flute "A Hamakua Au"
1976	Haunani Asing	Kailua	18	Miss Kailua	Guitar & Vocal "Hawaiian Lullaby"
1975	Catherine Foy	Aiea	22	Miss Hawaii Kai	Vocal / Dance "Look What Happened To Mabel" from Mack & Mabel
1974	Coline-Helen Kanaloku Aiu	Honolulu	23	Miss Hawaii Kai	Modern Jazz Dance "Hospital Shootout"			voted Miss Congeniality (tie)
1973	Kanoelehua Kaumeheiwa	Hawaii Kai	19	Miss Hawaii Kai	Hula			voted Miss Congeniality
1972	Marlene Diane Kehaulani Kalahiki	Kailua-Kona	22	Miss West Kauai	Modern Jazz Dance "Shotgun"
1971	Aurora Joan Ka'awa	Makakilo City	19	Miss Aloha Hawaii	Silhouette Hula Dance & Speech "In the Islands"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1970	Kathleen Puanani O'Sullivan	Kailua	18	Miss Kailua	Modern Dance "Ritual Fire Dance"		Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1969	Sheryl Hung Lan Lokelani Akaka	Honolulu	22	Miss Waikiki	Piano Solo "Prelude in E-flat Major"	Semi-Finalist
1968	Deborah Ynez Gima	Kailua	18	Miss Lehua	Hawaiian Song "Wonderful World of Aloha" & "Kaneha"
1967	Robin Ruth Engle	Honolulu	21	Miss Ala Moana	Piano Solo "Scherzo Humoristique: The Cat and the Mouse" by Aaron Copland
1966	Lorretta Ann Perreira	Kauai	18	Miss West Kauai	Pantomime Song & Dance
1965	Roberta Rosaria Conlan	Honolulu	18	Miss Honolulu	Monologue "Hawaiian History"
1964	Leina'ala Ann Teruya	Honolulu	18	Miss Wai-Kahu	Interpretive Monologue "Footprints" from Leaves of a Grass House by Don Blanding	Semi-Finalist
1963	Susan D. Pickering	Honolulu		Miss Honolulu	Combination Dance of Can-Can, Jazz & Freestyle Ballet with Art Display	2nd Runner-up
1962	Patricia Lei Anderson	Honolulu	19		Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madame Butterfly	4th Runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
1961	Joan Whitney Vine	Honolulu	18	Miss Honolulu	Vocal Medley "Ah! Je Veux Vivre" & "Thou Swell"	Semi-Finalist
1960	Gabriella Haleakala 'I	Honolulu	20		Hula
1959	Gordean Leilehua Lee	Honolulu	20		Hula			voted Miss Congeniality
1958	Georgietta Kahalelaukoa Parker	Honolulu			Hula
1957	Sandra Lei Lauhiwa Forsythe	Honolulu			Hula
1956	Jere Wright	Honolulu			Comedy Monologue from "Gigi"	Semi-Finalist	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
1955	Barbara Mamo Vieira	Honolulu			Vocal / Hula "The Night Is Young"	Semi-Finalist	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	voted Miss Congeniality
1954	Gertrude Kapi'olani Miller	Honolulu			Hula		Non-finalist Talent Award
1953	Dorothy Leilani Ellis	Lihue			Hula
1952	Beverly Kathleen Rivera	Honolulu			Hula	Semi-Finalist
1951	Claire Katherine Heen	Honolulu						voted Miss Congeniality
1950	Dell'finn Kalaupaona Poaha	Honolulu						voted Miss Congeniality
1949	Betty Jane Johnson	Honolulu				Semi-Finalist
1948	Yun Tau Zane	Honolulu			Hula			voted Miss Congeniality, first Asian-American to compete at Miss America, became Miss Hawaii after the original winner, Irmgard Waiwaiole, resigned due to feeling she would not be able to complete her high school education in time to compete at Miss America.

References

1. ^ "Lauren Cheape crowned Miss Hawaii". KHON 2. June 4, 2011. http://www.khon2.com/content/news/developingstories/story/Lauren-Cheape-crowned-Miss-Hawaii/P8JhA0h9akieaDjoCFo6Rg.cspx. 

External links

• Miss Hawaii official website